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Jul 7, 2006 · It was 1977 and one of New York’s most tumultuous and decadent summers. Then, in the midst of blackouts, riots, the Son of Sam serial killer scare and the dawn of Studio 54, came an entirely unexpected moment of inspiration: the rise of the New York Cosmos, America’s first great soccer team, and its larger-than-life superstar, Pelé. Suddenly embraced by a city obsessed with celebrity and flamboyance, the Cosmos kicked off America’s first passionate love affair with the world’s most ...
In the 1970s the North American Soccer League marked the first attempt to introduce soccer to American sports fans. While most teams had only limited success at best, one managed to break through to genuine mainstream popularity - the New York Cosmos. The brainchild of Steve Ross (Major executive at Warner Communications) and the Ertegun brothers (Founders of Atlantic Records), the Cosmos got off to a rocky start in 1971, but things changed in 1975 when the world's most celebrated soccer ...
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos 2006 · M · History . When the world's most celebrated soccer star, the Brazilian champion Pele, signed with the N.Y. Cosmos in 1975, the once ignored North American Soccer League became a hit with both fans and the media.
Jul 7, 2006 · The opening of Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos in New York on the weekend of the 2006 World Cup Finals seems premised on a mix of logic and illogic. Appealing to ...
Once In A Lifetime : The Extraordinary Story Of The New York Cosmos is a richly layered documentary released in UK cinemas on the 18th May 2006 by Pathe, just prior to this year's World Cup in Germany. It chronicles the New York Cosmos soccer team and its existence during the decadent 1970s.
When the world's most celebrated soccer star, the Brazilian champion Pele, signed with the N.Y. Cosmos in 1975, the once ignored North American Soccer League became a hit with both fans and the media. The players—including Pele—became the toast of the town, earning their own private table at Studio 54.
